304th Sustainment Brigade Moves to March Air Reserve Base

  A joint Air Force and Army deployment exercise began in the early hours July 15 when five C-17s from the 729th Airlift Squadron and two KC-135s from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron were tasked with supporting the Army Reserve's 304th Sustainment Brigade, headquartered in West Los Angeles.   The

452nd AMW medical personnel hone skills at Golden Medic

Air Force reservists from around the country deployed here June 10-19 to participate in the Army Reserve's largest medical exercise, Golden Medic 2006. About 200 Airmen set up a base at the city's regional airport. At nearby Fort Gordon, nearly 2,000 Soldiers took part in the exercise. More than

50th Anniversary of the KC-135 Stratotanker

Celebrating their 50th birthdays this year are actors Mel Gibson and Tom Hanks, actress Fran Drescher, musicians Paul Young and Johnny Rotten, boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, race car driver Rusty Wallace, magician David Copperfield, basketball player Larry Bird and the KC-135 Stratotanker. March Field's

March ARB's Airfest 2006 draws more than 250,000

More than 250,000 people were estimated to have passed through the gates here during last weekend's air show, despite getting off to a gloomy start Saturday morning, April 29.With dozens of aircraft in the air and on the ground, pyrotechnics, The Moving Wall and even a giant car-eating robot, this

Air Force Assistance Fund campaign runs until May, make contributions locally

In the past year, the Family Support Center here has provided almost $22,000 in emergency loans and grants from Air Force Assistance Fund, and another $1,500 in educational grants, according to the center’s director, Marcia Riley. She also noted that in 2004, more than $11,000 was provided for

March officials help celebrate C-17 milestone in Long Beach

The C-17 Globemaster III surpassed its millionth hour of flight with a Total Force crew that evacuated injured U.S. troops March 20 from Iraq and transported them to Germany for medical treatment. A jolly band of Brits from the Royal Air Force also joined the blue-suit crew on the mission.At a

452nd ACLF wins top command award

MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. – The 452nd Airlift Control Flight was one of three Air Force Reserve Command units to win airlift control flight awards for 2005. The 452nd ALCF here claimed the top unit award. Capt. Robert Acosta and Master Sgt. Gerardo Zuniga of the 433rd ALCF, Lackland AFB, Texas,

July 31 deadline for CAC login

Predator mission comes to March

The future is here. And this is the future," members were told by Col. Al Aimar as the 163rd Air Refueling Wing's commander unveiled the capabilities of the MQ-1 Predator on March 4. And, for the first time since the Base Realignment and Closure decision was announced May 13, the Grizzlies had a

More serious consequences than just a hangover

Drinking for the sole purpose of getting drunk is an example of excessive drinking. Extreme indulgence of alcohol can be far more expensive than what a drinker can fix with a Bloody Mary the next morning. One of the possible repercussions is alcohol poisoning, which results when the nerves that are